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Bike thieves targeting Chapel Street area in Salford

Local police in Salford are warning of a spike in bike thefts around the Chapel Street, Trinity and Salford University areas. As new and returning students flood back to...

Top 5 things to do in Salford this weekend

There’s a packed schedule of family-friendly, free events in the community across Salford this weekend. It’s so busy, in fact, we’ve had to sneak in a...

Council rubber stamp Fred Done’s 400 flats: Black Horse Hotel in Salford will be demolished

A Victorian pub in Salford will be knocked down to make way for 400 flats. Salford City Council ruled today that the Black Horse Hotel on the Crescent can be demolished...

Emotional farewell for headteacher after 43 years at same Salford school

The Cathedral School of St Peter & St John RC Primary School in Salford is losing one of its most precious assets – headteacher Margaret O’Brien is...

Italian restaurant Vero Moderno to open at Vimto Gardens

Salford restauranteur Giuseppe Piccoli is to open an Italian restaurant on Chapel Street at the Vimto Gardens development. Piccoli, who lives on Chapel Street himself,...

Enterprise to extend Black Lion Hotel in Salford to add 25 more

The Black Lion Hotel on Chapel Street is set for a rear extension refurb which will see the pub add space for 25 more punters downstairs. The red brick, flat roofed...

Safer Sphere wins 995-flat Chapel Wharf contract next to Salford Lowry Hotel

Health and safety firm Safer Sphere has won a contract to work on a 995-flat development scheme next to the Lowry Hotel in Salford. Safer Sphere, based in St Helens,...

Work starts on Salford Central 36-townhouse scheme ‘Timekeepers Square’

The first piece of ground has been dug as work starts on the Timekeepers Square development off Chapel Street in Salford. The townhouse scheme, which is being developed...

Major delays after serious three-car smash near Trinity Way

A serious crash at the junction of Trinity Way and Cheetham Hill Road is causing severe delays for drivers into this evening’s rush hour. The A665 Cheetham Hill...

50 years ago in Salford: Irish ‘tinkers’ cause mayhem in Chapel Street pub fight

The negative adjective ‘tinker’ – for Irish travellers – is very rarely used in these modern times, however a court case in October 1965 at...